Melanesia vs Papua New Guinea: Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate
Melanesia
-60.18 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
-62.24 % change on previous year
in 2024
Melanesia rank
120th
Papua New Guinea rank
122nd
Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate over time
- Melanesia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Melanesia currently reports -60.18 % change on previous year against -62.24 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 2.06 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Melanesia ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.37 % change on previous year | 29.88 % change on previous year | 1.5 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 43.87 % change on previous year | 42.67 % change on previous year | 1.2 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 27 % change on previous year | 27.47 % change on previous year | 0.4684 % change on previous year | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 13.61 % change on previous year | 13.54 % change on previous year | 0.0721 % change on previous year | Melanesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate, Melanesia or Papua New Guinea?
- Melanesia, at -60.18 % change on previous year against -62.24 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate between Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 2.06 % change on previous year, with Melanesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Papua New Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
- How do Melanesia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for savanna fires — burned area, annual growth rate?
- Melanesia ranks 120th and Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Savanna fires — Burned Area, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Savanna fires — Burned Area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.